presentations, poise & practice
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Slides from a workshop covering presentation strategy, presentation slide basics, and presentation tips designed for researchers who will be speaking to diverse audiences.TRANSCRIPT
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Gordon MayerSept. 30-Oct. 1
Presentation, Poise & Practice
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What would you tell President Obama about your work if you crossed paths jogging?
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What do you do?
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Learn from last time (preview)
Think about what 3 things I'd like the audience to take away from the presentation and to incorporate a story to help convey my messages
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Learn from last time (preview)
Keep it simple and feel comfortable making one point -- but by repetition, making it well.
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Learn from last time (preview)
Think about the message you want people to hear and take away from the presentation FIRST - then use this information to create the presentation.
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Learn from last time (preview)
Less is more when using ppt!
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What Do We Tell People?
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How People React
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What People Want?
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What Do You Want?
Yahoo image search: nobel prize from mental floss, headline from imagechef.com, scholarship from LPHA.org
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TurnoutAttendance at an event
Why We Communicate
AwarenessUsually traces back to money
Advocacy Best to engage audience
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What Are Our Goals?
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Who Are Our Audiences?
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What Are Our Messages
Got milk? / ¿Toma leche?http://www.gotmilk.com/fun/toma_leche_2.html
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‘Facts Are
Meaningless’
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Audiences Do Not Want
“mission statement” by Ecastro, from flickr
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6 Types of Stories
• Oh No!...disaster, tragedy, bad news
• Yes!...victory, agreement, improvement
• Wow!...extreme, unique event
• Hmmm!...thought-provoking, stimulating
• Rituals...opening days, funerals, birthdays
• News You Can Use...helpful information
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• Hi! My name is _____ and I work with… • You know how… (problem)• Well, what we do is…(feature)• So that …(benefit)• We’re kind of like the…(metaphor)
– Feature: the physical traits or description of what you do– Benefit: a feature translated into a member’s satisfaction. What do
the members get because of what you do?– Metaphor: a comparison that can be funny or startling; goal is to
make your work familiar.
Crafting An Elevator SpeechWho We Are, In A Minute Or So
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WhatStoriesCarryMessagesTo Our Audiences?
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The “Average
” Presentat
ion
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Need to Know Ahead of Time
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A little about PowerPoint
“In a business setting, a PowerPoint slide typically shows… about 8 seconds’ silent reading material.…
Audiences consequently endure a relentless sequentiality, one damn slide after another.”
Edward Tufte
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Structure: It’s Not What You Think
Agenda: Greenbelt - Agenda doodles from thisisbossy @ flickr.comStopwatch: stopwatch from wwarby @ flickr.com
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A Design Primer
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Contrast
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Repetition
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Alignment
http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/10-colour-schemes-and-design-mockups/alignment.jpg
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Proximity
A list
Item
Item
Item A listItemItemItem
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PowerofThree
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PowerPoint, Handouts, & Anchor People
Scott Rekdal.com, 9/12/2007
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Beginnings & Endings
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See you tomorrow!
• Bring 2-3 slides Please Email [email protected] or bring on a thumb drive
• Come ready to be on cameraDress as you would for your big presentation
• Incorporate lessons from todayTime permitting--redesign, redraft, and practice
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Design & Style
“What the good presentations have in common is that they were created carefully and thoughtfully with the audience in mind and were delivered with passion, clarity, brevity, and always with "the story" of it (whatever it is) in mind.
Garr Reynolds, Presentation Zen blog
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Gordon MayerSept. 30-Oct. 1 Part II
Presentation, Poise & Practice
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Be Prepared
http://www.schubart.net/archives/2004/12/
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Share!
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Help, I’m Nervous
Steven Poff, “July 31st 2008 - I Aimed, I Pulled the Trigger, from flickr
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Presentation Tips: BridgingIf you are asked a question not on your agenda, bridging is the effective way to respond.
Nikki Sixx, by Tawny Rockerazzi from flickr
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Presentation Tips:Flagging
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More tips
“For instance…”
The three Cs
Best/Worst, Last/First
Ultimate expert
Quote your enemy
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More Presentation Tips
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Webinars (help, I can’t see anyone!)
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Practice!